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Once you learn the essentials of acting (as on The Actor’s Way Course), these books will take you to an advanced level.

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SECTION 1: Acting

'A Challenge for the Actor' By Uta Hagen

My first acting textbook was Hagen’s ‘Respect for Acting’. This expanded version is marvelous. It poses the six questions that every actor should answer before a scene, and if you do so, you’ll find the truth of the character without scratching your head, worrying about breaking character! 

Uta can also teach us how to find the spontaneity of a performance, time after time. If you buy it, commit 100% to working through the exercises, some of which are covered in The Actor’s Way course.

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'The Art of Acting' By Stella Adler

If I could go back in time, it would be to Stella’s acting class. But you and I can get the essence of her training in this wildly inspiring book. If you ever thought that Acting is a calling, you’re right, and Stella can fire you up about the wonderful role we actors play.

It also boils Acting down into the simplest of behaviors. Simple, but not easy. You can also get a taster of Adler’s cooking in The Actor’s Way: Lesson 7. but do spend time with Stella. She’ll remind you why you wanted to get started.

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'The Eight Characters of Comedy' By Scott Sedita

I turn to this brilliant book when I wear any of my creative hats. And it works for Dramatic characters as well as Comic:

  • Actor: it helps me to get under the skin of the character, understand what drives them, what their flaws are, and what makes them funny. Each profile includes indepth character traits and playable actions.
  • Director: it helps me to understand and craft the relationships between characters (even in drama) so that I can help my actors create interlocking relationships, character arcs, and of course, clues on how to find the comedy.
  • Writer: it helps me to develop characters (comic or dramatic) who have their own unique voice and who naturally relate to each other. The scene constructions and the dialogue almost write themselves when I’ve done this homework. And I’m damned sure it helped me win the Cinequest Film Competition for my first screenplay, ‘Dying to Meet You’.
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